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Decluttering and home maintenance

Decluttering and home maintenance

When MI crisis happens, keeping house can take low priority. But having a messy house can further dent what is often an already low self esteem. Build up of grime follows and rodents have a field day in inaccessible places.

Getting that 2 minute job done (that has been annoying you for years) can lift ones spirit.

I have slowly been decluttering and tidying up our house. The progress made thus far has been achieved primarily by persistently dealing with one item a day.

What has often kept me going has been the encouragement from others @Faith-and-Hope, @Smc @Determined @Shaz51

This tip passed on to me today. Hang all your clothes in the wardrobe with the hanger back to front. As you wear them, return them with the hanger the right way round. In 6-12 months review all items that remain on back to front hangers with a view to donating/selling them.

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@Shaz51 Hey sister Shaz51 I know what you mean my ex's gf bought son2 a hand held fan ....... like my son would ever use it it will be just more accumulated stuff needing to be sifted through and given away. Apparently she just wanted to buy him something .... he is a 7 foot 26 year old male with autism and a psychosis and without sounding ungrateful can you see him sitting on a chair holding a hand held fan ....

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Regular cleaning is proving difficult for me., ha ha same here @Former-Member , sorry xx

my furniture is dusty, the floors need a vacumm and a wash

I tidy and put things back where they belong but no way have a clean house

mum always said if you keep your kitchen table clear , it makes the house look tidy

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no my sister @Bunniekins , i can not see S2 using the fan

we were given 2 of those fans too and have not even opened them yet xxx

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Yikes @Bunniekins awkward when gifts are really not appropriate.

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Feeling sick is no good @Shaz51 Gall bladder? I hope you don't have to have an operation (removal).

I'm feeling yuk for different reasons - from reducing my coffee intake (etc) down.

Withdrawal Symptoms they call it.

I need that stuff to keep me more alert (less fatigued) & energetic - yet too much (each day) is not good.

So I've removed a few things (or reduced) from diet.

Hard, yet will be better in the end (if I stick with it).

It's an Adge "Special Detox Program"....

Adge

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@Former-Member @Shaz51 I couldnt agree with you more ladies. I will have to get rid of it somehow .......

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Perhaps some targeted mutual gentle encouragement @Shaz51

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@Adge I remember when I cut back my coffee intake and had the most awful headaches .... hang in their Adge you will feel better soon.xxx

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@Former-Member Hey Darcy how was your Christmas and New year? did you go away or stay close to home?

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@Bunniekins, @Former-Member , @Adge

gallbladder problems runs in our family xx

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